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Connect to Cloud SQL from an Application in Google Kubernetes Engine
This lab shows how easy it is to connect an application in Google Kubernetes Engine to a Cloud SQL instance using the Cloud SQL Proxy container as a sidecar container. You will deploy a GKE cluster and a Cloud SQL Postgres instance and use the Cloud SQL Proxy container to allow communication between them.

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Connect to Cloud SQL from an Application in Google Kubernetes Engine
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